Daily Search Forum Recap: April 16, 2014

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

70% Said Google's Penguin 2.1 Update Hurt them
About six-months ago, Google unleashed a major update to Penguin, the Penguin 2.1 update.
The earlier feedback from that update was that is was a big impact to webmasters and mostly SEOs who used links in an aggressive...

Hiring A Black Hat SEO? How Much Do They Cost?
A Black Hat World thread has one newish Black Hat SEO asking others what to charge for his services.
How much do SEOs in the darker spaces charge for their time and services?
Truth is, SEO prices...